Bottle carrier



4, 1937. 9. 'JOHANSEN' 2,090,979

BOTTLE CARRIER Filed March 24, 1936 Inventor Pau. J r/bhan sen g enwmg Q and 4 y A llomey Patented Aug. 24, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates generally to means for suspending and carrying bottles of the type which have laterally extending lips on the neck thereof, and particularly to a combination of rigid. and

5 flexible means forming a readily attached and detached handle, and an important object of my invention is to provide a simple, efiicient, and inexpensive arrangement of this character.

Other important objects of my invention will 10 be apparent from a reading of the following description in connection with the drawing, wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the drawing:-

15 Figure 1 is an elevational view of the neck of a milk bottle showing an embodiment of the invention mounted thereon.

Figure 2 is a plan View showing the embodiment with portions arbitrarily arranged to show 20 the structural and functional relation thereof.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 generally designates the embodiment which comprises a semi-circular handle 6 having eyes 1 and 8 at its opposite ends to which the opposite 25 ends of a cord generally designated 9, or a double cord, are attached as indicated by the numerals I and II.

One end or flight l2 of the single or double cord passes slidably through a small ring l3 and 30 through another small ring M in similar free sliding manner and is then knotted as indicated by the numeral l to one side of the small ring I3.

The remaining flight It of the single or double cord 9 is freely and slidably passed through a 35 small ring I! then similarly through the already mentioned small ring [4 and then knotted as indicated by the numeral I 8 toone side of the ring ll, thereby defining a length l9 of single or double cord which extends between the small 40 rings ll and I3 and is thereby of a fixed length, a

while all other portions of the cord have inconstant length relationships with each other. The fixed length of the cord portion 19 may advantageously be slightly less than half of the cir- 45 cumference of the neck 20 of the bottle 2! below the laterally extending lip 22 under which the fixed length l9 and the extensible lengths l2 and I6 of the cord 9 are circumferentially placed around the neck of the bottle.

50 In disposing the device to place the same upon the neck of the bottle in suspending and holding condition, the rings I3, I4, and I1 may conveniently be disposed in the relation shown in Figure 2 and the rings then dropped under the lip 22 of the bottle, with the fixed length portion l9 around one side of the neck and the flights I2 and I6 around the opposite side of the neck of the bottle. In order to snug these portions of the cord and the rings, it is simply necessary to 5 pull upwardly on the handle 6. This will cause the cord or cords to constrict upon the bottle neck below the outstanding lip, so that the bottle can then be carried by holding the handle 6. To release the device from the bottle it is necessary simply to relax the pull on the handle 6 and. then to pull slightly in a radially outward direction upon the middle ring l4, whereupon the device may be lifted from the bottle.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in the I materials, and in the structure and arrangement of the parts, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed is:-

1. A device for suspending and carrying a bottle having a neck equipped with a laterally 25 outstanding lip, said device comprising a handle, and an elongated flexible member having its respective opposite ends fixed to spaced points on the handle, said flexible member comprising flights of cord, a pair of rings fixedly connected to the cord, a third ring freely connected to the cord, a double flight of the cord connecting the fixed rings with the free ring and a single flight of cord connecting the fixed rings, and said flights of cord between the fixed and free rings cooperating to surround the neck of the bottle in gripping engagement therewith.

2. A device for suspending and carrying a bottle having a neck equipped with a laterally outstanding lip, said device comprising a handle, and an elongated flexible member comprising lengths of cords, a pair of relatively fixed apertured members, and a relatively free apertured member, certain lengths being fixed to said pair of fixed apertured members and passed freely through said free apertured member, and also passing freely through said fixed apertured members for attaching to the ends of the handle and another length being fixed to said pair of fixed apertured members, said lengths of said flexible member cooperating to surround the neck of the bottle in gripping engagement therewith.

PAUL J OHANSEN. 

